Raider baseball to host Diamond DayHabersham Central High School’s baseball program is set to host its first Diamond Day Feb. 14 at Raider Park at Wilbanks Middle School. The event will begin at 9 a.m. as the varsity Raiders hold a ...

Lions riding 4-game streakPiedmont College’s men’s basketball team is sitting on a four-game winning streak after a pair of home USA South victories over Greensboro College and Methodist University over the weekend. Friday,...

Court Raiders split with Alpharetta on Rec NightHabersham Central High School’s varsity basketball teams hosted Alpharetta High School Friday for a region matchup between the two sets of Raiders. The teams split victories, with the home team win...

TFS swimmers qualify for State Swim MeetThe Tallulah Falls School varsity men’s relay team achieved a Georgia high school state qualifying time in the 200-yard freestyle relay event at a Jan. 10 swim meet in Gainesville. Juniors John Luk...

Search for head coach ‘still ongoing’ processA search committee is still looking for a new head football coach for Habersham Central High School, wading through 70 resumes that have poured in from all over the country. Habersham County School...

Turner brings USATF XC championship to HabershamClarkesville resident David Turner has raced around the nation and seen success in the world of cross country, most recently setting a state record and winning a national championship. The 75-year-...

John Dzik stepping down as Piedmont ADPiedmont College’s director of intercollegiate athletics has announced he will step down June 30. John Dzik took the position in April 2005 during the school’s transition from the National Associat...

Wrestling splits with Towns Co., MurphyHabersham Central High School wrestlers split wins between Towns County and Murphy (N.C.) Tuesday in Hiawassee. The Raiders first faced the hosting Towns County Indians, matches that resulted in a ...

West Forsyth Wolverines claw past court RaidersHabersham Central High School hosted West Forsyth High School Tuesday for a rematch between the schools’ varsity basketball teams. The visiting team swept both games over the Raiders in the 6-AAAAA...

Raider wrestling posts 2-2 record at Area DualsHabersham Central High School’s wrestlers traveled to Chattahoochee High School Saturday for the Area Duals tournament, where they posted a 2-2 record. After entering the tournament seeded seventh,...

Basketball Raiders split games with Johns CreekHabersham Central High School’s basketball programs traveled to Johns Creek Friday night to take on the Johns Creek High School Gladiators, with the Lady Raiders picking up another region win. The ...

Wheeler, Ducks upset in national title gameThe University of Oregon Ducks fell to the Ohio State University Buckeyes 42-20 in the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship game Monday night in Arlington, Texas. Habersham Cen...

Knights win battle with HCHS RaidersHabersham Central High School basketball notched another pair of losses Tuesday night as the varsity squads fell to Centennial High School in the Raiders’ second region game since the Christmas bre...

Raiders dominate Murray on the matHabersham Central High School’s wrestlers dominated Murray County High School Tuesday in Mt. Airy as they picked up 10 victories by pin in 12 matches to win 60-18. The night started off under some ...

Vallejo plays hero in Lions 2-point winFreshman Justin Vallejo sent Piedmont College’s men’s basketball team off the court with a win Tuesday with a tip-in with just 1.4 seconds left to complete a second-half rally ending in the two-poi...

Lady Raiders advance to championship in tourneyHabersham Central High School’s varsity Lady Raider basketball team picked up a pair of victories Monday and Tuesday to advance to Wednesday’s championship game of the Apple Classic Christmas Tourn...

Hosts hold Raiders out of championshipHabersham Central High School’s varsity Raider basketball team will play for third place in the Apple Classic Christmas Tournament after winning their first-round matchup with Swain County High Sch...

2014: The year that was in Habersham County sportsBY ZACK MYERS With the calendar flipping from 2014 to 2015, the year has brought many things, from state champions to school records, a coaching vacancy to a football victory, all of which bear a l...

5 wrestlers place at Arrowhead ClassicFive Habersham County wrestlers placed Saturday in the Arrowhead Classic tournament at Stephens County High School. But because of various injuries and other reasons, Habersham Central High School ...

Lions fall to tournament hostPiedmont College dropped a 94-78 decision on the court Sunday at the Rotary Classic to tournament host Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. The Lions (4-5) trailed for a vast majority of the first ...

Court Raiders split with TitansFriday marked the beginning of the Christmas break for Habersham County schools, but it also began two days of the final competition before the holiday for Habersham Central High School’s varsity b...

Jones wins Iron Man at UGA football banquetUniversity of Georgia walk-on Jesse Jones has received the Iron Man Award. The presentation was made at the UGA football banquet Dec. 13. The Iron Man Award, according to its inscription, is “award...

Varsity basketball sweeps rival IndiansSaturday night was rivalry night at Habersham Central High School as the court version of the Battle of Currahee took place in Mt. Airy with the home team sweeping the varsity rounds. Lady Raiders ...

Murphy wins WABDL World ChampionshipJoey Murphy has picked up his eighth world championship in the World Association of Benchers and Dead Lifters in a championship event at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mur...

Varsity squads fall to Cougars, North ForsythHabersham Central High School played two of its final three region games on the court before the holiday break Friday and Saturday. Both teams lost to both opponents. Chattahoochee The teams travel...